Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye

Türkiye: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9662 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9662 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.9662 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.4909 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
17
1975–2017

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye, 1975–2017

00.20.40.60.811975199620171975: 0.491 GPIA1980: 0.521 GPIA1985: 0.673 GPIA1990: 0.717 GPIA2004: 0.833 GPIA2005: 0.841 GPIA2006: 0.839 GPIA2007: 0.848 GPIA2009: 0.899 GPIA2010: 0.925 GPIA2011: 0.941 GPIA2012: 0.95 GPIA2013: 0.954 GPIA2014: 0.958 GPIA2015: 0.96 GPIA2016: 0.963 GPIA2017: 0.966 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye is 0.9662 GPIA, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye peaked at 0.9662 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4909 GPIA, in 1975.

That places Türkiye 46th out of 83 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Türkiye, 1975 to 2017.
Year GPIA Change
1975 0.4909 GPIA
1980 0.5213 GPIA +6.2%
1985 0.6734 GPIA +29.2%
1990 0.7166 GPIA +6.4%
2004 0.8333 GPIA +16.3%
2005 0.8415 GPIA +1.0%
2006 0.8394 GPIA -0.3%
2007 0.8483 GPIA +1.1%
2009 0.8988 GPIA +6.0%
2010 0.9247 GPIA +2.9%
2011 0.9415 GPIA +1.8%
2012 0.9503 GPIA +0.9%
2013 0.9545 GPIA +0.4%
2014 0.9576 GPIA +0.3%
2015 0.9601 GPIA +0.3%
2016 0.9627 GPIA +0.3%
2017 0.9662 GPIA +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4909 GPIA 0.4909 GPIA 0.4909 GPIA 1
1980s 0.5973 GPIA 0.5213 GPIA 0.6734 GPIA 2
1990s 0.7166 GPIA 0.7166 GPIA 0.7166 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8522 GPIA 0.8333 GPIA 0.8988 GPIA 5
2010s 0.9522 GPIA 0.9247 GPIA 0.9662 GPIA 8

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 43 Bahrain 0.9719 GPIA compare
  2. 44 Palestine, State of 0.9711 GPIA compare
  3. 45 Suriname 0.9696 GPIA compare
  4. 47 Thailand 0.9638 GPIA compare
  5. 48 Saudi Arabia 0.9615 GPIA compare
  6. 49 El Salvador 0.9597 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Türkiye was 0.9662 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.9662 GPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4909 GPIA in 1975.
How does Türkiye rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Türkiye ranks 46th out of 83 countries with data for 2017.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,155 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/